Author: Henrik Dinesen
Date: 01:04:05 10/03/05
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On October 02, 2005 at 11:21:42, Roy Brunjes wrote: >On October 02, 2005 at 10:39:03, Joachim Rang wrote: > >>On October 02, 2005 at 09:43:46, Roy Brunjes wrote: >> >>> >>>I have already read the threads on this issue here and they are not helpful. As >>>the subject line states, with Arena, no issues at all. Nice to have an >>>alternative to CB yet again! >>> >>>I would like to try out some Fruit 2.2 games on playchess.com though and so I >>>need the CB proprietary GUI for that. I have gone through the "create UCI" >>>process with no errors. I can load Fruit 2.2 as an engine just fine. >>> >>>As an aside, I would like to find a chess server that is a free alternative to >>>playchess.com that others can use for engine-engine games (amongst others) that >>>does not require the CB GUI. I prefer a system where computer accounts are >>>created freely without hassles (unlike FICS or ICC). Anyone know of such a >>>place? >>> >>>I click on the "Openings Book" tab in the GUI and closed the book in use so that >>>pane now just says "Load Book". I selected "Change Main Engine" and then clicked >>>on the "Engine Parameters" button. "Own Book" is checked off on the window of >>>engine parameters that pops up. In the field "Book File" I have tried "book.bin" >>>(the default), "C:\Program Files\Fruit\book.bin" (a full path to where the >>>book.bin file lives" and even C:\book.bin (I copied the book file there in the >>>hopes it would find it). >>> >>>While there is some small evidence that a book might be in use, it's not right: >>> >>>1. e4 e5 (immediate response indicating some sort of book I suppose) >>>2. Nf3 (Fruit is now out of book). >>> >>>or this >>> >>>1. e4 c5 (immediate response) >>>2. Nf3 (Fruit is now out of book). >>> >>>Anyone have better luck with the CB GUI and own book use for Fruit 2.2 ? >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>Roy >> >> >>Hi Roy, >> >>yes this is a known bug. Djordje Vidanovic reported it to us and now we know the >>reason. CB-GUI let's the engine ponder even while in book. If the move of the >>opponent matches the ponder move Fruit does not play from the book but >>calculates. If later the move from the opponent does not match the ponder move >>Fruit begins to play book moves again. >> >>Fabien has already fixed this and it will be made available int the first update >>of Fruit togehter with Tablebase-Support. >> >>I'm sorry of that bug but it will be fixed soon. >> >>I hope for your understanding. >> >>Joachim > >Joachim, > >Thank you for your response. Hmm... I submitted a query for help on a public >bulletin board and received a response directly from the vendor within hours >with a cogent response that says a fix has been made and will be released in the >next release. Already this is better support than what most users seem to get >from ChessBase. > >Add to that support for non-Windows platforms like Linux and Mac OS/X ... things >are beginning to look even better now. Not only is Fruit 2.2 a very strong >engine, but the support is already showing itself to be better than what I am >used to from ChessBase. > >Of course doing this well over a long period of time is what defines true >excellence. The Fruit team is off to a good start all the same! > >Roy I agree completely! :) But don't expect them to cope just as well if/when Fruit reach level of use that the CB programs has, without further people to assist. Luckily they only have to support an engine! Though, a lot of support can be done via info on the website, and some good "readme"s coming with the engine, explaining things like setups, known bugs, the meaning of the engine-settings etc. Regards Henrik
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